His work primarily focuses on under-served and under-represented communities and issues: the convergence of cultural and ethnic borders on indigenous peoples, the sustainability and resilience of impoverished areas, and the struggles of first-generation students.

Hodge graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in Communications[3] and has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College.

[5] Later he worked as a producer on televised sports programming like Champs Boxing, Wrecking Ball Wrestling, and Art of War 3.

Hodge's work interrogates issues of class, education, health care, and myriad topics facing America's rural communities.

Hodge has produced over 89 episodes of The Tight Rope podcast,[19][20] which covers issues of race,[21] social affairs,[22] and culture.

A few notable guests have included: Michael Moore,[24] Mayim Bialik,[25] Jane Fonda,[26] Nikole Hannah-Jones,[27] Roxane Gay,[28] Patricia Arquette, Rakim, Common (rapper) and Killer Mike.